Exhibition to help UNJ students master presentation skills

Novia D. Rulistia ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Sun, 06/21/2009 1:18 PM  |  Discover

Music from the DJ and dozens of students from Jakarta State University (UNJ) set the usually calm hall of the Japan Foundation abuzz during the opening of the students' fine arts exhibition.

"The exhibition is part of our final task. After this, we will only have the final presentation in front of the lecturers," Galih R. Santosa, one of the participants, who made a design graphic about global warming for the exhibition, said.

The final exhibition, called "Perselftive", will run until July 2 at the Japan Foundation auditorium in South Jakarta, features 26 art works from the students.

Galih said he had tried to connect the subjects he had studied, fine art with the environment, a subject he was also interested in.

Using ambient media, in which the visual messages are conveyed through space utilization, he created a public service announcement about a melted planet earth placed in one of Jakarta's icons, the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle.

"I wish to work in an environmental nongovernmental organization to channel my interests and use my knowledge at the same time," the bike-to-work supporter said.

Another participant, Johanes Daris Adibrata, who presented a four-player chess game, was seen busily explaining the game to visitors during the opening.

"The Conqueror Chess allows us to think more about the strategies to win the game as it requires more players," he said.

Although the work was not a brand-new piece, Johanes, or JJ as his friends call him, hoped this game could become more popular, at least among his college friends.

"I used Polyurethane, resin, wood and, of course, did some sketches to design the paths," he said.

In 2007, JJ received the Djarum Black Innovation Award for the most favorite innovation for the Conqueror Chess piece.

The exhibition features paintings with diverse themes, such as television victims and electronics garbage; small sculptures made from fiber; oil paintings; and traditional stories stitched onto bedcovers.

As well as the exhibition, the event will hold discussions on the fine arts and workshops on batik, origami and linocut.

Head of the fine arts department at the art and language faculty, Eddy Fauzi, said through this exhibition, students were expected to master the theory as well as the concept of presenting their artworks.

"Lecturers will asses not only their works, their concepts and their presentation, but also the teamwork they have shown in this exhibition," he said.

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